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Turkey Asks Bosnia to Extradite Alleged ‘Gulenist’

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 16:21
Turkey asked Bosnia and Herzegovina to extradite businessman Ozer Ozsaray, claiming he is a part of exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen’s network, which Ankara claims is a terrorist organisation.
Categories: Balkan News

Probe Urged After Pork Found in Bosnian Army Rations

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 15:59
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s defence ministry was urged to investigate after it was discovered that Muslim soldiers have been unwittingly eating pork that was labelled as beef in their food rations.
Categories: Balkan News

Serbian Minister’s Father 'Mediated Saudi Weapon Sales'

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 15:26
Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic's father mediated in a lucrative weapons trade between a Serbian company and a buyer from Saudi Arabia, a BIRN investigation shows.
Categories: Balkan News

Soft Power and Hard Realities

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 13:33
Pursuing and eluding the rule of law crops up as a never-ending theme in the Balkans and this week’s collection of Premium articles from Balkan insight, whether in the case of former Macedonian PM Gruevski’s great escape or Serbia’s and Moldova’s ambiguous efforts to improve the rule of law. 
Categories: Balkan News

Serbia-Kosovo Media Wage War Over Tax Hike

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 12:57
Serbian and Kosovo media are trading accusations over Kosovo’s decision to hugely increase import tariffs on goods from Serbia and Bosnia.
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Moldova-Turkey Trade Ties Grow Since Renditions

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 12:30
Moldova and Turkey have signed a new agreement designed to boost trade – which has increased since Moldova in September deported seven Turkish teachers wanted by Ankara.
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Bosnian Serb War Crimes Defendant Found Dead

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 12:12
Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Mico Prastalo, who was standing for war crimes in the Kljuc area, was found dead in his car in what officials said was a suspected suicide.
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Russian Failure Follows Serbian Win at Interpol Assembly

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 12:01
As Serbia hails victory over Kosovo at Interpol’s Dubai assembly, the Kremlin has been left mulling an embarrassing setback.
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Jasenovac Camp Book Challenges Right-Wing Revisionism

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 11:30
Historian Ivo Goldstein launched a new study of Croatia’s Jasenovac concentration camp, challenging attempts to downplay the crimes committed there by the fascist Ustasa during World War II.
Categories: Balkan News

Serbia Remains Out of Line With Israel at UN

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 06:29
Serbia’s recent UN voting pattern confirms that its good bilateral relations with Israel have not resolved all their foreign policy differences.
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Slovakia’s Lajcak: Serbia-Kosovo Land Swap ‘Anti-Democratic’

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 06:28
Veteran Balkan envoy Miroslav Lajcak warns any possible land swap between Serbia and Kosovo along ethnic lines would have broad ramifications for the region.
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Bosnians Stage Fresh Protests Over Youngsters' Deaths

Wed, 11/21/2018 - 20:43
Thousands of Bosnians gathered on Wednesday in Sarajevo and Banja Luka for new protest rallies over the unexplained deaths of two youngsters, David Dragicevic and Dzenan Memic.
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Bosnia Reopens Investigation into Yugoslav Troops’ Killings

Wed, 11/21/2018 - 16:27
The state prosecution ordered the reopening of an investigation into five suspects accused of involvement in the May 1992 attack on a Yugoslav People’s Army convoy that was withdrawing from Sarajevo.
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Kosovo Serb Leader Expands Businesses in Serbia

Wed, 11/21/2018 - 16:14
Milan Radoicic, widely seen as the real power holder in northern Kosovo, is expanding his business operations through a partnership with another controversial Kosovo Serb figure, Zvonko Veselinovic.
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Kosovo to Hike Taxes on Serbian, Bosnian Goods

Wed, 11/21/2018 - 15:34
Kosovo Prime Minister says taxes on imports from Serbia and Bosnia will rise from 10 to 100 per cent immediately – a day after Serbia hailed the failure of its bid to join Interpol.
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‘New World Order’: The ‘Natural Family’ Franchise Goes Global

Wed, 11/21/2018 - 15:00
First gay marriage, then liberal democracy… As a global ultra-conservative movement brings its war of values to the Balkans, autocrats are paying attention.
Categories: Balkan News

WWII Fascist Symbols ‘Widespread’ in Croatia: Ombudsperson

Wed, 11/21/2018 - 12:48
Croatia’s Ombudsperson warned that symbols and slogans of the World War II fascist Ustasa movement have become widespread in the country and the law is not effectively curbing their use.
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Elated Agrokor Ex-Boss Vows to Win Election

Wed, 11/21/2018 - 12:25
After a Zagreb court decided that Ivica Todoric can be released from detention after paying one million euros in bail, the ex-boss of Agrokor announced that he intends to run for elections and turn Croatia 'in the right direction'.
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Bosnian Serbs Form Council to Protect Constitution

Wed, 11/21/2018 - 11:43
The new 'Council for the Protection of Constitutional Order' – tasked with monitoring and safeguarding the jurisdiction of Republika Srpska and its institutions – is widely seen as a step towards the creation of a separate intelligence service for the Bosnian Serb entity.
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Migrants Trapped in Bosnia Awaken to Winter’s Arrival

Wed, 11/21/2018 - 11:00
Snow and cold, the first signs of winter, have come to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where thousands of refugees and migrants remain stuck on their way to the European Union.
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